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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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